CVE-2008-3909
Django CSRF Vulnerability
Description
The administration application in Django 0.91, 0.95, and 0.96 stores unauthenticated HTTP POST requests and processes them after successful authentication occurs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and delete or modify data via unspecified requests.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 4, 2008, 5:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 16, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3909
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Django package.
- Upgrade the Django package.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2008-3909.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3909 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3909
weaknesses.
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CVE-2008-3909 vulnerability over time.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 16, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.91 up to (excluding) 0.91.3 *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.95 up to (excluding) 0.95.4 *cpe:2.3:a:djangoproject:django:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.96 up to (excluding) 0.96.3 Added Reference Type MITRE: http://osvdb.org/47906 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type MITRE: http://secunia.com/advisories/31837 Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type MITRE: http://secunia.com/advisories/31961 Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type MITRE: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640 Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/4 Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2533 Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type MITRE: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460966 Types: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00091.html Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00131.html Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type CVE: http://osvdb.org/47906 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00131.html Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00091.html Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type CVE: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460966 Types: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2533 Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/4 Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640 Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type CVE: http://secunia.com/advisories/31961 Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type CVE: http://secunia.com/advisories/31837 Types: Not Applicable -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://osvdb.org/47906 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31837 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31961 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1640 Added Reference http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2008/sep/02/security/ Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/4 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2533 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460966 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00091.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00131.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 04, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value